At Least 50,000 Attend Birkat Hakohanim At The Kotel
At last 50,000 people filled the Western Wall (Kotel) Plaza Monday, for the Birkat Hakohanim ceremony – the Priestly Blessing.
At $11,000 A Head, This Is The Poshest Passover In The World
Esther Lerer has a lot to do this week. She’s planning to test out a flight simulator that mimics combat air travel, propel herself on a jet pack and even visit a trampoline park.
Where is Kolomoisky? Ukrainian Oligarch Seen at US Basketball Games
A member of Ukraine’s Verkhovna Rada has reported that billionaire tycoon and former governor of the Dnepropetrovsk region Ihor Kolomoisky has been spotted attending basketball games in the US this week.
Bnei Brak – Charedi Man Crushed To Death, Dozens Injured, 2 Seriously By Massive Crowd At Funeral Of Rabbi Wosner
Bnei Brak – Israeli police say a man was crushed to death in a stampede during a funeral procession for a Jewish religious scholar.
Ukrainian Jewish Billionaire Resigns As Governor
A complex drama is playing itself out in the Ukraine, one which has implications that could affect the relations between Russian and the US. And at the center of the conflict is a Jew, a very wealthy Jew.
Anne Frank Died Earlier Than Thought, Study Shows
Jewish teenager Anne Frank died in a Nazi concentration camp at least a month earlier than her official date of death, a new study said on Tuesday.
Russian Jews Donate Funds For Danish Community’s Security
A group of wealthy Russian-speaking Jews have donated money to Denmark’s Jewish community after an attack on a Copenhagen synagogue left a man dead.
Biden: American Jews Can Only Rely On Israel, Not US
An incredible admission by US Vice President Joe Biden has been revealed, in which he told Jewish leaders that should the American Jewish community be in danger, it has only Israel to rely on – and not America.
Haredi Papers Ban Picture of Young Girl’s Feet
Two ultra-Orthodox newspapers in Beit Shemesh refused last week to publish an ad for a sock shop showing the feet of a two-year-old girl.
Jewish Rescue Group Acquires Military Truck To Help Out In Emergencies
It’s there to search — but not destr-oy.